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Podium

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3.7
Market Presence: Online Reputation Management Software, Conversational Marketing Solutions

Overview

Product Information on Podium

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Podium?

Podium is a software designed to streamline communication and interaction between businesses and their customers. It offers features such as messaging, review management, and payment processing through a centralized platform. The software enables businesses to manage customer conversations from multiple channels, gather and respond to customer feedback, and facilitate transactions digitally. Podium aims to address the problem of fragmented customer communications, helping businesses enhance operational efficiency and improve customer engagement by providing tools for organized messaging, feedback collection, and payment facilitation within a unified workspace.

Podium Pricing

Podium is a software that offers a subscription-based pricing model, with multiple plans available based on features and usage requirements. The software typically structures its pricing according to the number of locations or users and feature access, with options for monthly or annual billing. Custom packages may be available for businesses with specific needs and larger operational scopes.

Overall experience with Podium

Senior Designer
<50M USD, IT Services
FAVORABLE

“Podium's Highs and Lows: User Experience Unwrapped”

4.0
Dec 30, 2024
Podium is great for businesses looking to improve and boost their online reputation. It is easier and more efficient in customer communication by combining chats, reviews, and feedback in one application.
ANALYTICS STRATEGIST
<50M USD, IT Services
CRITICAL

“Podium Support Delays Disrupt Effectiveness of the Product”

3.0
Dec 20, 2024
The product itself is good and is nice to have on our websites, but the downfall is integrating it into our reporting data base so our customers can get consistent data on leads.

About Company

Company Description

Updated 6th March 2025

Established in 2014, Podium aims at altering the communication landscape for local businesses. It stemmed from a need to manage customer reviews more efficiently and has since grown into a comprehensive multi-product platform that facilitates a contemporary approach to conducting local business. Podium not only simplifies the process of garnering customer reviews but also aids local businesses in managing payments and communications. Moreover, the platform provides functionalities for executing text marketing campaigns. Thus, Podium is geared toward equipping local businesses with the necessary tools for success.

Company Details

Updated 26th February 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2014
Head office location
Lehi, United States
Number of employees
1001 - 5000
Website
https://www.podium.com

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Reviewer Insights for: Podium

Podium Likes & Dislikes

Like

First and most important is their user-friendly UI, easy to navigate. Second, Review Management, they sort and manage people's reviews. Lastly, communication, it is easier to communicate with customers through messages, email, and more, all in one place.

Like

I like tha we were able to offer our customers a live chat feature on their sites, providing another layer of service. I think our customers that used podium had more lead opportunities.

Like

centralized communication, simplified review management, easy payment collection through text or webchat and integration with CRM and other tools

Dislike

1. Pricing - it is quite expensive for a freelance or small-scale team 2. Learning Curve - takes some time to fully get used to all features 3. Limited Integrations - does not integrate with all third-party tools

Dislike

The lack of support. We've had multiple contacts at podium but when we need something done on their end, it sometimes takes weeks to get confirmation that a fix is being worked on or feedback when something is completed so we can make sure everything looks good on our side of things.

Dislike

expensive, need more time to learn the platform to use. Customer support is slow.

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Podium Reviews and Ratings

Showing data for 3 ratings and reviews for Conversational Marketing Solutions market. View all 23 ratings and reviews across markets for a complete picture.

3.7

(3 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
0%
4 Star
67%
3 Star
33%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.0

Integration & Deployment

3.7

Service & Support

3.3

Product Capabilities

4.0

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  • Senior Designer
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Podium's Highs and Lows: User Experience Unwrapped

    4.0
    Dec 30, 2024
    Podium is great for businesses looking to improve and boost their online reputation. It is easier and more efficient in customer communication by combining chats, reviews, and feedback in one application.
  • ANALYTICS STRATEGIST
    <50M USD
    IT Services
    Review Source

    Podium Support Delays Disrupt Effectiveness of the Product

    3.0
    Dec 20, 2024
    The product itself is good and is nice to have on our websites, but the downfall is integrating it into our reporting data base so our customers can get consistent data on leads.
  • MANAGER, IT SECURITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
    1B-10B USD
    Energy and Utilities
    Review Source

    Podium: Bolstering Online Reputations with Centralized Customer Engagement

    4.0
    Dec 19, 2024
    Podium is powerful tool for customer communication, enhancing engagement, streamlining business operations.Main strength is centralizing customer interactions, boosting online reputations and offering simple payment solutions
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